The temperature on January 24, 1911 was between -1.5 °C and 4.4 °C and averaged 1.2 °C. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 3 » A gun battle in the East End of London left two dead and sparked a political row over the involvement of then-Home Secretary Winston Churchill.
July 4 » A massive heat wave strikes the northeastern United States, killing 380 people in eleven days and breaking temperature records in several cities.
July 24 » Hiram Bingham III re-discovers Machu Picchu, "the Lost City of the Incas".
September 1 » The armored cruiser Georgios Averof is commissioned into the Greek Navy. It now serves as a museum ship.
September 24 » His Majesty's Airship No. 1, Britain's first rigid airship, is wrecked by strong winds before her maiden flight at Barrow-in-Furness.
November 1 » World's first combat aerial bombing mission takes place in Libya during the Italo-Turkish War. Second Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti of Italy drops several small bombs.
Day of marriage May 14, 1936
The temperature on May 14, 1936 was between 6.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 13.2 °C. There was 5.5 hours of sunshine (35%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-northwest. Source: KNMI
January 29 » The first inductees into the Baseball Hall of Fame are announced.
April 15 » First day of the Arab revolt in Mandatory Palestine.
July 11 » The Triborough Bridge in New York City is opened to traffic.
July 19 » Spanish Civil War: The CNT and UGT call a general strike in Spain - mobilizing workers' militias against the Nationalist forces.
August 1 » The Olympics opened in Berlin with a ceremony presided over by Adolf Hitler.
October 26 » The first electric generator at Hoover Dam goes into full operation.
Day of death June 19, 1997
The temperature on June 19, 1997 was between 10.3 °C and 21.5 °C and averaged 16.1 °C. There was 4.7 mm of rain during 4.3 hours. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (35%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
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January 21 » The U.S. House of Representatives votes 395–28 to reprimand Newt Gingrich for ethics violations, making him the first Speaker of the House to be so disciplined.
April 6 » In Greene County, Tennessee, the Lillelid murders occurs when a group of young people abduct and kidnap a religious family before shooting them dead on a rural suburban road.
June 5 » The Second Republic of the Congo Civil War begins.
August 26 » Beni Ali massacre occurs in Algeria, leaving 60 to 100 people dead.
September 19 » The Guelb El-Kebir massacre in Algeria kills 53 people.
November 17 » In Luxor, Egypt, 62 people are killed by six Islamic militants outside the Temple of Hatshepsut, known as Luxor massacre.
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